1、国家公共英语（四级）笔试模拟试卷 179及答案与解析 PART A Directions: For Questions 1-5, you will hear a conversation. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twi
2、ce. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 PART B Directions: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below. 6 PART C Directions: You will he
3、ar three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear eac
4、h piece ONLY ONCE. 11 According to the conversation, what is one problem with arm exercises? （ A） They dont get rid of flabby arms. （ B） They can damage arm muscles. （ C） They are not acceptable to most people. （ D） They can raise ones blood pressure. 12 How did the woman obtain the information abou
5、t arm exercises? （ A） By talking to an expert. （ B） By reading an article. （ C） By attending an exercise class. （ D） By listening to the radio. 13 Which of the following exercises is suggested? （ A） Wearing arm weights while you are swimming. （ B） Jogging vigorously in one place for a long time. （ C
6、） Using bicycles that require you to use both your arms and legs. （ D） Walking slowly while swing your arms back and forth. 14 What is the handing capacity of Tianjin port? （ A） 4,000,000 tons a year. （ B） 400,000 containers a year. （ C） 4,000 tons a year. （ D） 40,000,000 containers a year. 15 Which
7、 of the following is TRUE about the size of the container storage area? （ A） It resembles the park to the size of 12 football fields. （ B） It is about the size of 12 football fields. （ C） It is about the size of dozens of basketball fields. （ D） It resembles the parking lot to the size of dozens of
8、football fields. 16 Which of the following is the company that Tianjin seaport has encouraged to invest in the economic development area? （ A） Sino-Japanese steel pipe factory. （ B） The universal furniture company of U.S. and Singapore joint venture. （ C） Taiwan-funded chemicals. （ D） Sino-French cl
9、othing company. 17 What is the main topic of this conversation? （ A） Lunch. （ B） An exam. （ C） A class. （ D） A trip. 18 What topic did the essay question cover? （ A） Rainforest tribes in Brazil. （ B） Mountain tribes in Chile. （ C） Incas in Peru. （ D） Cities of Colombia. 19 What is the woman upset ab
10、out? （ A） Her paper due the next week. （ B） Her most recent exam grade. （ C） The material on the exam. （ D） Not being able to get lunch. 20 Where is the man going after they finish talking? （ A） To take a nap. （ B） To study. （ C） To play football. （ D） To eat lunch. 一、 Section II Use of English (15
11、minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 20 Ira Carlin, worldwide media director of the worlds【 21】 advertising agency, McCann Erickson is quite candid about using fear to sell his message about the communicat
12、ions revolution. One prediction shows that 55 percent of advertising by volume will be carried on the Internet【 22】 2005. Consumers will have control and choice of communication; they will also have control over【 23】 advertisements they watch, and how. “But that will only【 24】 to the information ena
13、bled“, says Carlin. “Therell be an upstairs-downstairs schism. The widening【 25】 between the information enabled and information disenabled is going to be a greater social problem【 26】 any seeming social problem weve ever had in the past,【 27】 racial and【 28】 problems.“ Look at what is already happe
14、ning, Carlin says.【 29】 in Manhattan, he can choose the way he receives his daily news. He can open his front door and pick up his own personal copy of the New York Times. He can【 30】 the radio station of the New York Times, and listen to the same news. “Or I can simply click into www. newyorktimes.
15、 com on the Internet and get the print【 31】 ; or hear the audio files or see the video【 32】 the New York Times stringers have supplied, through my computer. Its the same news, but I choose the media modality.“ The revolution goes【 33】 . Carlins computer can currently stream videos to him at 22 frame
16、s per second,【 34】 the picture big enough to occupy one-quarter to one third of the monitor screen. “Six months from now, I guarantee it, I will be able to【 35】 a full-screen video at 30 frames per second. That means Ill be watching television, but Ill be getting it【 36】 a telephone connection.“ McC
17、ann Detroit, says Carlin,【 37】 the worlds first video ad, in early 1997, on Pointcast. com is a free news and information service, “fully【 38】 by advertising“. It was【 39】 in early 1996 and has 2.1 million subscribers in the U.S Pointcast. com uses a special software program to work out【 40】 ads a p
18、erson might be interested in, by monitoring their selection of news and information on the Net. “I do a lot of technology and marketing work,“ says Carlin. “Because of that, the computer program thinks Im rich. It sends me stockbroker ads and technology ads.“ （ A） large （ B） largest （ C） larger （ D）
19、 the largest （ A） by （ B） at （ C） on （ D） in （ A） that （ B） which （ C） who （ D） what （ A） apply （ B） belong （ C） cater （ D） use （ A） difference （ B） gap （ C） relationship （ D） distance （ A） as （ B） to （ C） that （ D） than （ A） include （ B） including （ C） included （ D） to include （ A） economy （ B） eco
20、nomic （ C） economical （ D） economically （ A） Living （ B） Live （ C） To live （ D） Lived （ A） tune to （ B） turn in （ C） tune at （ D） turn on （ A） electronically （ B） electronic （ C） electronics （ D） electron （ A） who （ B） where （ C） that （ D） what （ A） farther （ B） furthest （ C） farthest （ D） further （
21、 A） at （ B） without （ C） with （ D） within （ A） accept （ B） admit （ C） recall （ D） receive （ A） through （ B） throughout （ C） thorough （ D） thoroughly （ A） put on （ B） put off （ C） put out （ D） put up （ A） support （ B） to support （ C） supported （ D） supporting （ A） set off （ B） set out （ C） set in （ D
22、） set up （ A） that （ B） what （ C） which （ D） who Part B Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D . Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 40 Security and commodity exchanges are trading posts where people meet who wish to buy or sell. The
23、 exchanges themselves do no trading; they merely provide a place where prospective buyers and sellers can meet and conduct their business. Wall Street, although the best known, is not the only home of exchanges in the United States. There are the cotton exchanges in New Orleans and Chicago; the Merc
24、antile Exchange, which deals in many farm products, in Chicago; and grain exchanges in many of the large cities of the Midwest. Some exchanges, like the Chicago Board of Trade, provide market services for several kinds of products. These trading posts where products may be bought or sold are called
25、commodity exchanges. The security exchanges, on the other hand, are meeting places where stocks and bonds are traded. Like the commodity exchanges, they help serve the economic life of the country. But when their operations get out of hand, they may become very dangerous. In 1929, the security excha
26、nges, or stock market, contributed to a crash-a sudden, sharp decline in the value of securities. Many people lost fortunes; many corporations were bankrupted; many workers lost their jobs. The Crash of 1929 has been attributed to many causes, among them were wild and unwise speculation by many peop
27、le and dishonest practices on the part of some businessmen and of some members of the exchanges. Today, however, investing through security exchanges and trading on commodity exchanges have been made safer by regulations set up by the exchanges themselves and by regulations of the United States gove
28、rnment. In 1922, the government instituted the Commodity Exchange Commission which operates through the Department of Agriculture; and in 1934, the Securities and Exchange Commission, to protect investors and the public against dishonest practices on the exchanges. 41 Security and commodity exchange
29、s are meeting places for buyers and sellers of _. （ A） stocks （ B） grain （ C） securities （ D） all of these 42 Security exchanges handle _. （ A） securities （ B） grain （ C） bonds （ D） both A and C 43 Among the reasons for the Crash of 1929 were _. （ A） unwise speculation by many people （ B） dishonest
30、practices by some businessmen （ C） strict regulations of the Commodity Exchange Commission （ D） both A and B 44 Investing in securities has been made safe by the _. （ A） Securities and Exchange Commission （ B） Commodity Exchange Commission （ C） Chicago Board of Trade （ D） Chicago Mercantile Exchange
31、 45 Which of the following is implied but not stated? （ A） Some exchanges provide market services for several products. （ B） The role of the government has been an important factor in curbing dishonest practices on the exchanges. （ C） Investing in securities is unwise. （ D） Buying and selling grain
32、is dishonest. 45 It was unfortunate that, after so trouble-free an arrival, he should stumble in the dark as he was rising and severely twist his ankle on a piece of rock. After the first shock the pain became bearable, and he gathered up his parachute before limping into the trees to hide it as bes
33、t he could. The hardness of the ground and the deep darkness made it almost impossible to do this efficiently. The pine needles lay several inches deep, so he simply piled them on top of the parachute, cutting the short twigs that he could feel around his legs, and spreading them on top of the needl
34、es. He had great doubts about whether it would stay buried, but there was very little else that he could do about it. After limping for some distance in an indirect course away from his parachute he began to make his way downhill through the trees. He had to find out where he was, and then decide wh
35、at to do next. But walking downhill on a rapidly swelling ankle soon proved to be almost beyond his powers. He moved more and more slowly, walking in long sideways movements across the slope, which meant taking more steps but less painful ones. By the time he cleared the trees and reached the valley
36、, day was breaking. Mist hung in soft sheets across the fields. Small cottages and farm buildings grouped like sleeping cattle around a village church, whose pointed tower high into the cold winter air to welcome the morning. “I cant go much farther,“ John Harding thought, “Someone is bound to find
37、me, but what can I do? I must get a rest before I go on. Theyll look for me first up there on the mountain where the plane crashed. I bet theyre outlooking for it already and theyre bound to find the chute in the end. I cant believe they wont. So theyll know Im not dead and must be somewhere. Theyll
38、 think Im hiding up there in the trees and rocks so theyll look for me there. So Ill go down to the village. With luck by the evening my foot will be good enough to get me to the border.“ Far above him on the mountainside he could hear the faint echo of voices, startling him after great silence. Loo
39、king up he saw lights like little pinpoints moving across the face of the mountain in the gray light. But the road was deserted, and he struggled along, still almost invisible in the first light, easing his aching foot whenever he could, avoiding stones and rough places, and limping quietly and pain
40、fully towards the village. He reached the church at last. A great need for peace almost drew him inside, but he knew that would not do. Instead, he limped along its walls towards a very old building standing a short distance from the church doors. It seemed to have been there for ever, as if it had
41、the church. John Harding pushed open the heavy wooden door and slipped inside. 46 In spite of his bad ankle he was able to _. （ A） carry on walking fairly rapidly （ B） walk in a direction that was less steep （ C） bear the pain without changing direction （ D） find out where he had landed 47 Why was h
42、is attention drawn to the mountain again? （ A） He was surprised to see the torches of the searchers so far away. （ B） He was a little astonished to hear voices after so long. （ C） He could see the mens faces in spite of the poor light. （ D） He could see a shower of small rocks falling. 48 Which of t
43、hese do you think John Harding was? （ A） An escaped prisoner. （ B） A criminal on the run from the police. （ C） An airman who had landed in an enemy country area. （ D） A spy who had been hiding in the forest. 49 Hardings plan was _. （ A） to stay in the village as long as he could （ B） to cross into a
44、nother country （ C） to reach the church and rest there （ D） to have his foot made well again 50 Why did not John Harding go into the church? （ A） The church was empty. （ B） The door to the church was shut. （ C） The church was too far away. （ D） He was not sure whether there could be enemy or not in
45、the church. 50 Theodore Dreiser is old-he is very, very old. I do not know how many years he has lived, perhaps forty, perhaps fifty, but he is very old. Something gray and bleak and hurtful, that has been in the world perhaps forever, is personified in him. When Dreiser is gone men shall write book
46、s, many of them, and in the books they shall write there will be so many of the qualities Dreiser lacks. The new, the younger men shall have a sense of humor, and everyone knows Dreiser has no sense of humor. More than that, American prose writers shall have grace, lightness of touch, a dream of bea
47、uty breaking through the husks of life. Those who follow him shall have many things that Dreiser does not have. That is a part of the wonder and beauty of Theodore Dreiser, the things that others shall have because of him. Long ago, when he was editor of the Delineator, Dreiser went one day, with a
48、woman friend, to visit an orphan asylum. The woman once told me the story of that afternoon in the big, ugly gray building, folding and refolding his pocket-handkerchief and watching the children-all in their little uniforms, trooping in. “The tears ran down his cheeks and he shook his head“, the wo
49、man said, and that is a real picture of Theodore Dreiser. He is old in spirit and he does not know what to do with life, so he tells about it as he sees it, simply and honestly. The tears run down his cheeks and he folds and refolds the pocket-handkerchief and shakes his head. Heavy, heavy, the feet of Theodore. How easy to pick some of his books to pieces, to laugh at him for so much of his heavy prose. The feet of Theodore are making a path, the heavy brutal feet. They are tramping through the wilderness of lies, making a path. P
